Catawissa crime rates

About Catawissa crime rates

With a crime rate for both violent and property crime combined of 14 per 1,000 residents, the crime rate in Catawissa is one of the lower rates in America among communities of all sizes (lower than 61% of America's communities). One's chance of becoming a victim of crime in Catawissa is one in 73. Compared to communities within Pennsylvania, Catawissa‘s crime rate is lower than nearly 57% of the state's cities and towns.

How does the crime rate in Catawissa compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Catawissa with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Catawissa's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

The crime data that NeighborhoodScout used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reports, collected by the FBI from 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Catawissa does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Catawissa.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Catawissa occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Catawissa; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 382. This equates to a rate of 3 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Catawissa is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Catawissa than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 90.